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73. THE OTHER LINE ALWAYS MOVES FASTER
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Our fast-paced world can give us the feeling that everything is a race and that winning and losing defines every moment of the day. In the important matters of life, winning is a proper goal. The key word there is important. The problem is that most things in life, particularly the ones we stress about day-to-day, are not really important in the larger scheme of things.
We tend to take meaningless events as personally as if our value is diminished if others get ahead of us once in a while. For example, being in the slow line is frustrating. But that is the way things are; some must always be last. Who says we get to always be ahead? If we always get to be the first, then others always have to be last. Where is that written? Have you noticed that the guy weaving in and out of traffic, tailgating, speeding, honking, and flipping everyone off ends up beside you at the red light? Even if he were to get ahead, how much time would be shaved off? One minute, five at most? The same could be said for grocery lines where you desperately search for the shortest one, but then, to your horror, discover that the 'idiot' in front of you needs three price checks, has 56 coupons to redeem, and is paying with change that has to be counted out. In the greater scheme of things will the few moments of time we are stressing about really mean anything? Are our days so packed with meaningful activity that a few minutes' delay will make a difference? Think about how many one minutes and five minutes we have during the course of a day that are a waste, when we are basically doing nothing. Is creating more of this time by being obnoxious in traffic or rude in lines worth the stress and the knowledge that we have been a jerk? Chill. Relax a little. Make it a daily challenge to let others win and be first where it does not matter. Yield in traffic, open the door to let others pass first, be content with the longer line, wait your turn, and let others go ahead of you. Rush only to do a good deed or an act that will brighten another person's day. Do not let the frenetic pace of modern life sweep you along. Get your bearings on what matters, see things in perspective, and let others beat you in meaningless races. Be patient and feel (and be) like a winner compared to all the other foolish people hurrying to wait, or rushing home to do nothing.  ⌕ Click to enlarge
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1. We Can Agree 2. Possibility Thinking 3. The Solver Principles 4. Our Owner's Manual 5. We Live in A Unique Time 6. Being Health Smart 7. The Illusion of Youth Health 8. The Good Old Days 9. Timing Life 10. Exercise 11. Hormones and Steroids - A Two-Edged Sword 12. The Female Hormone Problem 13. Growing Older 14. Squaring the Curve 15. Healthy Dos and Don'ts 16. The Medical Profession 17. The Greatest Threat to Health 18. Don't Surrender to Medical Care 19. But We Live Longer Today 20. Dollars Don't Make Health 21. Disease Does Not Strike Us 22. Germs Don't Cause Disease We Do 23. From Where Does Healing Come 24. The Best Food 25. Food Ethics 26. Healthy Weight 27. Healthy Eating Ideas 28. First Things First 29. Hopelessness 30. Depression 31. Memories 32. Addiction 33. Blaming the Parents 34. Surviving Tragedy 35. Touch 36. Music as Healer 37. Humor 38. Pets as Life Savers 39. Pet Keeping - A Serious Responsibility 40. The Myth of 100 Complete Pet Foods 41. Feeding Pets as Nature Intended 42. Industry vs. Earth 43. Population 44. Modernity's Deception 45. Animal Rights 46. Biophilia 47. Respect for All Life 48. Doing Good With Business 49. The Global Economy 50. The Power of Money 51. Financial Affairs 52. Work as Friend 53. Government 54. The End of Civilization 55. Freedom Is Not Equality 56. Sex 57. Being in Love 58. Marriage - The Union of Opposites 59. Divorce 60. The Family Nest 61. Having Babies 62. Children 63. The Empty Nest 64. Experience 65. Education 66. Life Is Uncertain 67. Things Mound Up 68. Murphy's Law 69. Life's Predictability 70. Finding Home 71. Learn From History 72. Shaping the Future 73. The Other Line Always Moves Faster 74. Little Things Add Up 75. Growing Up 76. Alone 77. Hope 78. Paying the Success Price 79. Change A Wonderful Thing 80. Being the Best You Can Be 81. Do Something, Something Happens 82. Change the World 83. Growing Good People 84. Words 85. Genius 86. Listen and Learn 87. Mind Over Matter 88. Looking Good 89. Protecting Yourself 90. Self Sufficiency 91. Life Is Math 92. Ethics 93. Conscience 94. The Long View 95. Being Real 96. Change 97. End and Beginning |
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